First held in 2010, the IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan has become a premier event. After having six IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan events at the fantastic location in Kenting, the event has been moved to the East Coast of Taiwan for the first time in 2016. The festive weekend hosted with 5150 Taitung received positive feedback from athletes from all around the world. Also won the IRONMAN 70.3 Athletes' Choice Award "Will Attend Next Year" category in 2016. IRONMAN 70.3 Taiwan will take place on March 18, 2018.
The one-lap swim course takes place in Flowing Lake. After the swim, the bike and run courses take competitors along the coastline of Taitung to visit the beauty of eastern Taiwan.
There are 26 age group qualifying slots to the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.
Professionals compete for P-500 points plus $15,000 prize purse.
MALE PRO:
1 Tim VAN BERKEL AUS
2 Andy POTTS USA
3 Guy CRAWFORD NZL
4 Alessandro DEGASPERI ITA
5 Cody BEALS CAN
6 Ricky SWINDALE AUS
7 Fraser WALSH AUS
8 Pedro SILVA GOMES PRT
9 Michael RÜNZ DEU
10 Tuan Chun CHANG TWN
11 CHIH HSIANGYANG TWN
12 Yu-Hung HSIEH TWN
13 Guillaume LECALLIER FRA
14 Rudolf NAUDE ZAF
15 Rodrigo ACEVEDO VAN ARCKEN COL
16 Filipe AZEVEDO PRT
17 Lukasz KALASZCZYNSKI POL
FEMALE PRO:
30 Laurel WASSNER USA
31 Kate BEVILAQUA AUS
32 Sarah LESTER AUS
33 Kirra SEIDEL AUS
34 Laura DENNIS AUS
35 Lesley SMITH USA
36 Magda NIEUWOUDT ZAF
37 Leanne SZETO HKG
38 Agnieszka JERZYK POL
39 Erin GREEN USA
40 Irene COLETTO ITA